Birkholm (island)
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| Waters | Baltic Sea | |
| Archipelago | Funen | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 55 '50 " N , 10 ° 30' 16" E | |
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| surface | 92 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 1.8 m | |
| Residents | 8th (January 1, 2020) 8.7 inhabitants / km² |
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Birkholm is a Danish island south of Funen .
Location and history
The island is located between Ærø and Tåsinge , is about 0.92 km² and with 8 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020), after Hjortø, the second smallest inhabited island in Denmark.
The highest point on the island is 1.8 m above sea level. The island can be reached by post boat from Marstal on Ærø. Birkholm belonged to the parish of Marstal until 1970 ( Marstal Sogn in Harde Ærø Herred in what was then Svendborg Office ). After that it belonged to marstal municipality in the former County of Funen that, so on January 1, 2006, a year before the municipal reform on 1 January 2007 in the ærø municipality has risen today to South Denmark belongs.
Birkholm is part of the Danish Small Island Association " Danske Småøerne ".
Levees
There are two dike rings on the island that are supposed to protect the island from flooding. The outer dike ring is about 1.8 meters high and includes many pastures. The inner dike ring is about 2.8 meters high and only surrounds the town center.
port
The port in Birkholm has a landing stage for the mail boat that carries mail, people and goods. The port also has berths for boats from islanders and around ten berths for pleasure craft. In summer, significantly more pleasure craft squeeze into the harbor. The port has a depth of about 1.8 meters. There is electricity, but no fresh water in the port. The only tap is in the town center, where there is a shower. The toilets and sinks at the harbor have a sea water connection.
retail trade
There is a small, trustworthy self-service shop on the island. The buyers take the goods and put the money in a prepared bowl. Fresh bread and ice cream are available in the shop.
Personalities
- Kim Aabech (* 1983), Danish football player
Web links
- Photos by Birkholm
- MarstalMuseum: Birkholm. March 23, 2015, accessed November 21, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BEF4: Folketal pr. January 1st demands på øer (Danish)
- ↑ www.statistikbanken.dk (PDF; 39 kB)